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Quills of Desire

by Binwell Sinyangwe

Woza is a very ambitious, highly intelligent student, who is in his final year at school, and determined to follow his brother's example and go to university in the UK. Temperamental, idealistic and passionate, there are many pitfalls on the road to success, as he provokes the hostility of the headmaster and the jealousy of less able colleagues. Finally they get the better of him and Woza has to try and adapt either to a world he despises - a world of poverty and underprivilege - to a world where traditional customs and values prevail.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?